Lenexa, Kansas

Lenexa /lɪˈnɛksə/ is a city in Johnson County, Kansas United States. It is the 9th most populated city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.^[5] In 2020, 57,434 people lived there.^[4] It is where Garmin was created. It is the regional headquarters of Kiewit Construction and the former headquarters of Applebee’s.^[6][7][8] It is bordered by the cities of Shawnee to the north, Overland Park to the east, De Soto to the west and Olathe to the south.

Lenexa, Kansas
City
Lenexa City Center (2017)
Location within Johnson County and Kansas
KDOT map of Johnson County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°57′58″N 94°44′02″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Johnson
Incorporated	1907
Area [2]
• Total	34.39 sq mi (89.08 km2)
• Land	34.07 sq mi (88.24 km2)
• Water	0.32 sq mi (0.83 km2)  1.02%
Elevation [1]	873 ft (266 m)
Population  (2020)[3][4]
• Total	57,434
• Density	1,700/sq mi (640/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	66200-66299
Area code	913
FIPS code	20-39350
GNIS ID	485612[1]
Website	lenexa.com

Geography

Lenexa is at 38°57′53″N 94°45′34″W (38.964689, -94.759535).^[9] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 34.39 square miles (89.07 km²). Of that, 34.07 square miles (88.24 km²) is land and 0.32 square miles (0.83 km²) is water.^[2]

People

Census	Pop.		%±
1910	583		—
1920	472		−19.0%
1930	452		−4.2%
1940	502		11.1%
1950	803		60.0%
1960	2,497		211.0%
1970	5,242		109.9%
1980	18,639		255.6%
1990	34,034		82.6%
2000	40,238		18.2%
2010	48,190		19.8%
2020	57,434		19.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[10] 2010-2020[4]

2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 57,434 people, 23,934 households, and 15,432 families living in Lenexa. Of the households, 57.0% owned their home and 43.0% rented their home.

The median age was 38.4 years. Of the people, 78.0% were White, 6.4% were Black, 4.1% were Asian, 0.4% were Native American, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 2.9% were from some other race, and 8.1% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.3% of the people.^[3][11]

2010 census

The 2010 census^[12] says that there were 48,190 people, 19,288 households, and 13,065 families living in Lenexa.

Economy

Garmin was created in Lenexa ^[6]

Largest employers

The City's 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report^[13] says that the biggest employers in the city are:

#	Employer	# of Employees
1	United Parcel Service	2,087
2	Quest Diagnostics/Lab One	1,954
3	Kiewit Power Engineers Company	1,292
4	JC Penney Logistics Center	1,200
5	Alliance Data Systems	730
6	Gear for Sports	600
7	Lakeview Village	586
8	Lexmark	570
9	Clinical Reference Lab	567
10	PRA International	560